Defining limitations…..

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Today tasted like chocolate ice cream with rainbow sprinkles and raspberry juice squirted on the top.   When BB had her operation and was fastened into cast for three long months part of my world turned grey.  I could only see what she couldn’t do, I saw water that she couldn’t swim in, I saw parks she couldn’t play in, I saw a life defined by her limitations and it broke my heart ever so slightly.

Today I saw the world in a different light, I saw a world defined by a little girl, by a non toddling toddler.  I saw a girl who doesn’t see limitations but only a sea of possibilities that she can dive into and explore.  I saw a little girl who doesn’t count the days as they pass by until her legs are her own again but instead lives each day as it comes clutching at new ways to play regardless of what binds her legs.

I saw happiness and it nestled in my arms flying down an astroslide.  I heard laughter as she hugged her arms around me and commanded my every move by a point of her finger.  I listened to strange snorting noises emerge from her nose as  we saw real life, lovely fat pigs up close and personal for the first time.  I saw a child who wanted to swing high in the air and found a way to do it.

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I saw a child who can’t walk begin to learn to crawl.

Today I was the child and my beautiful baby the teacher.

You define your own limitations in this life…

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75 thoughts on “Defining limitations…..”

  4. Absolutely gorgeous. That girl melts my heart every time I see her. I love her determination. She’s going to go far in life with that attitude! x (the kiss is for BB, by the way).

  6. You are so right – we do define our own limitations. My daughter amazed me every day in her spica – first she learned to crawl, then climb, then stand unassisted IN HER CAST. If she had worn it much longer, she would have been walking in spica, I know. And now she’s walking again in her brace and on her own when she’s allowed out. Lovely post! Watch out – nothing’s going to stop BB now!!

    Hugs from Iowa.

  9. She’s such a brave little fighter! Love reading your blog and see how your little one doesn’t let anything stop her! Her siblings and parents must be so proud of her 🙂

  10. I love this post, reminds us why children are so wonderful, we could learn so much from the way they see the world! What a trooper. x

  22. What a beautiful post. Shows that children are naturally glass half full, and don’t look at what they don’t have but at what they do. Bless her.

  23. That made me cry, especially the video, she is beautiful and coping fantastically well. I agree with the other posts, we should learn from our children, they don’t stress, they just take life head on and deal with it.

  25. I couldn’t add any more to the posts – they say it all – and how eloquently you describe how she copes with her spica cast and doesn’t in any way allow it to limit her sheer enjoyment of life. just amazing

  31. She is unbelievably awesome! What a way to put things into perspective…a little girl who only sees dreams and endless possibilities – she does not define herself by her legs, she know no different really, only how she is going to problem solve getting what she wants. A true star! She has taught me something today. x

  36. How amazing! Kids have a lot to teach us adults about perceived barriers. To them it’s just an adventure 🙂

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  38. I am much humbled and say a prayer of gratitude today. Thank you for sharing your story with the world. My heart aches but at the same time overwhelmed with love.

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